House
Merovingian dynasty
Frankish aristocratic family that ruled from the 5th century to 751
- Also called Merovingian, Merovingian Franks, Mæringas
Overview
Frankish aristocratic family that ruled from the 5th century to 751Wikidata record description. Read Merovingian dynasty in the Wikipedia reader.
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The house, member by member
One family drawn as a tree, then every member, oldest first where a date is recorded.
4 children in the house
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Chlodomer c. 495 CE – 524 CE -
Childebert I c. 497 CE – 558 CE -
Clothar I 498 CE – 561 CE 3 children in the house
- Clotilde c. 500 CE – 531 CE
Every member
People whose own records place them in this house.
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Clovis Ic. 466 CE – 27 November 511 CE · first king of the Franks (c. 466-511) - Chlodomerc. 495 CE – 21 June 524 CE · Child of Clovis I
- Childebert Ic. 497 CE – 23 December 558 CE · Child of Clovis I
- Clothar I498 CE – 29 November 561 CE · Child of Clovis I
- Clotildec. 500 CE – 531 CE · Child of Clovis I
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Chram6th century CE – December 560 CE · Child of Clothar I -
Radegund518 CE – 13 August 587 CE · Frankish queen consort -
Chilperic Ibetween 525 and 534 CE – 27 September 584 CE · Child of Clothar I -
Guntramc. 532 CE – 28 March 593 CE · Child of Clothar I -
Bertha of Kentc. 565 CE – c. 612 CE · 6th century queen consort of Kent -
Ingundc. 567 CE – c. 585 CE · 567-585 -
Rigunthc. 569 CE – after 589 CE · Child of Chilperic I -
Chlothar II584 CE – 18 October 629 CE · Child of Chilperic I -
Sigebert III630 CE – 1 February 656 CE · King of Austrasia -
Theuderic IIIthe 650s CE – 691 CE · King of the Franks -
Dagobert II652 CE – 23 December 679 CE · Child of Sigebert III
Offices held in the house
The members in each office, in order — a selection from the office’s whole line.
- 11 holders
- 1 overlap
- 2 gaps
- 6 undated
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481 CE – 27 November 511 CE Clovis I first king of the Franks (c. 466-511) -
Gap about 162 years before the next in this house
673 CE Theuderic III King of the Franks -
Gap about 2 years before the next in this house
675 CE – 679 CE Theuderic III King of the Franks -
Overlap held at the same time as Theuderic III
676 CE – 23 December 679 CE Dagobert II Frankish king - 679 CE – 691 CE Theuderic III King of the Franks
No dates recorded 6
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Dates unrecorded Childebert I Frankish King -
Dates unrecorded Clothar I king of Franks (511-561) -
Dates unrecorded Chilperic I king of Neustria from 561 to 584 (537-584) -
Dates unrecorded Chlothar II King of Neustria -
Dates unrecorded Guntram king of Burgundy from 561 to 592 -
Dates unrecorded Sigebert III King of Austrasia
Affiliation
From the members’ own records, not the people the house ruled.
Affiliations recorded on members
An affiliation recorded by a third party, often for one period of a life. It is not the religion of anyone this house ruled.
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